Watson Gets the Ryder Cup Call

Tom Watson, seen during the pro-am ahead of the 2012 Australian Open earlier in December.

The PGA of America on Thursday Wednesday morning tapped 63-year-old Tom Watson to captain the U.S. Ryder Cup team for the 2014 matches. It was a controversial decision, since in recent years Ryder Cup captains have served only once. Watson was the winning Ryder Cup captain in 1993.

Larry Nelson, a three-time major winner, had been the frontrunner for the captaincy until word got out earlier this week that Watson was the likely pick. Many of Nelson’s peers, including Mark O’Meara, expressed disappointment in the PGA’s decision.

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